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Welcome and Forum Rules
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Welcome to the Grey Nomads Forum! The forum is intended to be a place where travellers, soon-to-be-travellers, and dream-of-being-travellers can exchange tips, advice and information and have a chat in a friendly and welcoming environment. Newcomers ... don't be shy in saying G'Day and asking a...
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Slide on camper
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Hi All my partner and i are new to this forum and are both retired (me just recently) and Wendy a few years now. We are looking at getting a slide on camper to do our travels ( as I am not keen on towing) and was wondering if people have any comments on these be it positive or negative. We would be driving a spac...
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Changing registration of the van from another state to WA
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I have purchased a rth wheeler and Nissan Navara from Tasmania, please advise what process I have to go through to change the rego over to WA rego.
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Hello I'm new
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Hi All Just Checking In From Tassie and now on road based traveling the Big Island. Solo guy with slide on and trailer having an open ended look around 
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The start of a new adventure,
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Greetings fellow grey nomads. Myself (Wal) and my partner (Carla) have just joined this great community. We live on the Gold Coast having moved here 12 years ago from Victoria. We have been camping for 30 years in tents, and for the past 15 years in our trusty Jayco camper. Now is the time to move up t...
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New to the forum and new to vanning
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Hi to all, I have been looking at the topics for a while and decided to join up. I have read the Nomad Times shown to me by a mate so I am looking forward to receiving that myself when it is available. My adventures on the road started approx 5 years ago when I retired. After 5 weeks on the road my wife of 37 years...
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News Letter
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I have been a follower for quite a while. I did go missing now returned to find the newsletter is no longer in the old format, which i really enjoyed reading and adding comments, to the editor. Some would call it progress, perhaps I'm just old school. Very disappointed.
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Road conditions
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My name is Neil and I drive a Subaru Outback.
I am heading up to Qld in April and want to stay at Tibooburra for a few days and then head up to Thargomindah and then out to Charlieville via Quilpie.
I am especially interested in what the road from Tibooburra to Thargomindah is like heading North...
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New members, working towards the big lap
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Hi This is Erich (Lord Grumpy) and Fiona (Lady Divine). We were in Issue 281 (Sept. 02) edition of the Grey Nomad Times, as the couple out of Africa. At the moment we're doing shorter trips, as many weekends as possible to hone in the Caravan (Whistling Thistle Manor) as much as possible. We're base...
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Channel Highway Tasmania
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Just wondering if the Channel Highway from Kettering to Huonville via Cygnet is good for a 23' Caravan. Read gradiant is 15 but would love to hear from someone who has done it please.
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Our virgin voyage
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Hi Everyone Just picked up our van in Cairns and been travelling and visiting friends on our way back to Nhulunbuy. Love this forum as so much to learn. Look forward to chatting. Would like some advice about long term storage of our van in the tropics. We plan to leave in Darwin for about 12 months. W...
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Smelly van
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Hi everyone, we bought a used poptop van a few months ago, and recently it has developed a bad smell inside, a bit like a rats nest smell, have checked everywhere no signs of vermin, unless one has died somewhere I cant see. Its been too wet to open up to air out, no wet or other reason I can see for the smell!!...
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Greetings from Dapto NSW,
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Thankyou for allow us into your group, Allan & Anne
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Relative Newbie
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Greetings one and all, Brisbane based. 2014 Olympic Champion 22 Ft Semi off road. 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Only had it it for 18 months. Purchased van and Jeep as a package from a cousin. Very happy with things so far. Look forward to learning and sharing. regards Adrian
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Travel/Storage Lengths of Panguin Outbacks?
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Evening guys, new member here. Hoping I can get some info. I'm looking to buy a secong hand Penguin Outback but I need the shorter version (5365mm) to fit in my garage. I've done heaps of research but nothing seems consistent from year to year. Hard to find anything documented before the latest model as...
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Well........G'day all
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Firstly, thanks for allowing me onto the site and forums. I am 65 yrs of age and retired almost 6 years ago. Since then have enjoyed travelling around the world, BUT before you all scream at me and say "See Oz first" I will add that I have owned a Jayco Swan Pop Out for many years and when the kids were young...
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Hello 👋 from new member.
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New member so saying hello. We are travelling down into Central NSW down Newell Highway to Cowra and back up New England Highway from Sunshine Coast at the start of August and would appreciate any tips on living With the cold. We have a fan heater for the Jurgens, warm clothes and blankets, have even mad...
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New Member.
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My Wife and i are new members and are looking forward to purchasing a van in the next few months and start a trip around Australia. Have been retired for just under a year, were i had a major health scare and we also lost our jobs and more. Back on track now after moving from NSW after the borders opened and pu...
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Help with van purchase
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Hi, I've been reading so many reviews on so many different vans and now I feel overwhelmed by all the negative reviews on most of the the caravans available. I'm currently of the opinion that if I buy second hand I am likely to get something that has already had the problems fixed. Can someone tell me, ple...
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'New member
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-Hi everyone thanks for letting me join
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